I love lists. In all their variations. And I love making lists of recently discovered, favourite things.Thats why Im announcing the weekly series "A spoonful of sugar - Saturdays with Marlene"...
The thing about living with Mr. Grumpy is that he is decidedly unromantic, most of the time anyway. Whereas I am drawn to all most things romantic. I dont need rose petals on my bed or jewels for my ...
My new favourite hobby is trying out hairstyles I find on Pinterest. Some require standing on your head and singing the National Anthem, while others take so much time that I regularly get to work an...
Steffi from Ohhh...Mhhh... has been asking bloggers to share their 3 main discoveries from the last months.Number 1 is most definitely Pinterest. Im totally hooked and I could spend ages on thi...
Dear Mr. Grumpy,I went to London and bought you a "Mr. Grumpy"-mug. You said you liked it but havent used it - not even once - since you got it. What does that mean? Are you grumpy? I even go...
My boyfriend (who I like to call Mr. Grumpy because he sometimes is grumpy but pretends hes not....trust me, he IS!) is one of those people who spend an average 5 seconds on a phone call. Sort of lik...
Dont you just hate it when work gets in the way of life and all your carefully laid out plans go up in smoke? All the Christmas baking I had planned basically didnt happen so the first thing I made t...
OMG! I cant believe its been more than a month since I last posted a recipe. Im seriously wondering what Ive been doing these past weesk except working too much? Not much, apparently...I didnt even b...
My dear readers,Im taking part in a cupcake competition and Id be really happy if youd support me (and my cupcake) by voting for it. Mine is No.10 - Marthas spiced apple cupcake!And heres the link (y...
Do you remember that song? The one Darren Hayes was singing so fast that you couldnt possibly sing along unless you underwent a weeklong training?The words that were standing out to me in all this cr...
My boyfriend thinks Im a very uncool-music person. He totally doesnt get my music. And I dont get his either, for that matter ;) I like Bryan Adams, he likes Metallica. I like the Dixie Chicks, he li...
How can get through life for like 30 years not knowing youre allergic to penicillin? Apparently, its possible. And let me tell you, its no fun. I spent the last 4 weeks in a sort of medication-induce...
Im a very straightforward person. So straightforward, in fact, that I sometimes leave people blinking heavily and gasping for air. If you have parsley stuck in your teeth, Ill tell you. If you are ru...
Finally, I got around to creating the facebook fansite for my blog. Come visit me over there and share some recipes or pictures or whatever baking secrets you still hide from me :)
I have a new favourite word: its crumpet. I came across it in a book where someone was eating them for breakfast so of course I had to google (ooohhh goooogle - hi Gerhild! :)) them because I h...
I collect cake tins and cupcake cases at an alarming rate. I have so many that I forget I bought them in the first place. I never come back from my holidays without a cake tin. When I saw this Brioch...
I fancy Bryan Adams. BIG time! Hes lovely and his voice is beyond amazing. When I was 12 I wanted to marry him. When I was 16 I wanted to be a singer so I can record a song with him. When I was 25 I ...
The other day we were invited over to dinner to our Indian friends and boy, can they cook. They served what was by far some of the best food Ive ever had. And they made these wonderful, wonderful pot...
Yummy, Yummy, Yummy, I got love in my tummy, and I feel like a-lovin you: Love, youre such a sweet thing, good enough to eat thing and thats just a-what Im gonna do. (Ohio Express)Perfection in a cup...
Ive been stalking this cake for two or three years now. Every summer I added it to my to-do-list but never got around to baking it. Baked strawberries tend to get mushy and odd looking so I alw...
Nigella makes the most wonderful cakes. Rich and indulgent and always fabulously tasting. And for some reason her Key Lime Pie I made a long time ago is always the most popular cake on my blog. Which...
Do you know whats seriously annoying? People who call and let it ring just once. Who hang up before you even realize your phone was ringing so you have to call them back. When not even worth a few ce...
Do you collect "perfect" cake recipes you plan to make when someone asks you to bake a special cake for them? And do you think you remember where they all are? Well I do, and I dont :)I was a...
I suck at "angry birds". BIG TIME! I think Im the worst angry birds player, ever. Im hooked on the game though because I just cant believe how bad I play. I basically have to play every level...
I started a new job last week which is a lot more time consuming than my old one (and I love it!) but it doesnt leave me that much time for baking at the moment.Therefore Ive been making quick and ea...
Im craving cake. Im seriously craving cake. I could eat cake all day. For breakfast and lunch, for dinner and all the times in between. I dont need bread or meat, just give me cake. As you probably k...
This is what Ive been up to this week:Monday night I made a carrot cake from the Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook. It was fabulous and - as someone mentioned and which seems to be a good thing - you cant ...
(Taken with my mobile, hence the not so good quality).I love cupcakes.I love tattoos.And this is what happened on Thursday:I absolutely LOVE my new cupcake tattoo. Its even better than I imagin...
When life gives you lemons, make lemon poppy seed cupcakes :)My grandpa used to buy me poppy seed rolls when I was little. He died when I was only 3 years old but my love for poppy seeds (and him, of...
Do you know the odd transition phase between seasons? It confuses me (now thats something new for a change;)) and it collides with my baking-plans. I have lists, lots of lists, of what I want to bake...
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